Iran criticised Barack Obama for the first time on Saturday, with the country’s parliament speaker saying the world doesn’t need cosmetic changes in American foreign policy but fundamental ones. The criticism followed Obama’s remarks in Chicago on Friday that it was “unacceptable” for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons and that he would mount an international […]
New anti-minority language legislation is prepared in Latvia.
Latvian news portal Delfi.lv reported earlier this week, that new bulk of anti-minority legislation (amendment in Labour legislation) is prepared by Latvian government. Level of proficiency in Latvian will be added into work contracts as special feature. Businessmen will be obliged to create list of working positions with level of proficiency in Latvian necessary to […]
Foreign-language Oscar entries unveiled.
The race for the 2009 best foreign-language film Oscar is the most crowded one yet, with a record 67 countries submitting a film to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS president Sid Ganis revealed the complete list of entries Friday. Nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, […]
Urdu a language of humanity, depicts Secularism: Prof Mattoo
Urdu has played a very important role in the freedom struggle of India, asserted Professor Amitabh Mattoo, Vice Chancellor of Jammu University (JU). "The electrifying speeches delivered by some of our prominent leaders like Gandhiji, Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad, were in Urdu. The slogan that used to echo in the whole country – "Inquilab […]
J&K: 9 authors awarded in different languages by the Governor
Jammu and Kashmir Governor, N.N. Vohra has called for concerted efforts to make the State’s glorious past known to the people particularly students. He said Jammu and Kashmir is blessed with a celebrated culture and history and it is imperative that vigorous steps are taken to propagate the rich traditions and literary achievements. Addressing a […]
Sandra Bernhard VIDEO (Graphic Language)
In Sandra Bernhard’s current one-woman show, "Without You I’m Nothing" at Washington DC’s Theater J, she is back to her antics of graphic, rude, politically incorrect comedy. This time she’s fashioned her crosshairs on VP candidate Sarah Palin and, as you can see from the video below, she is taking no prisoners. Although she received […]
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